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After eight-year odyssey, Eritrean children find mother in Switzerland

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a short film showing the lives of refugees and how they move from place to place

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Syrian Refugees: A Human Crisis Revealed in a Powerful Short Film | Short Film Showcase

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WHAT IS....?

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What does it mean to be a refugee? - Benedetta Berti and Evelien Borgman

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Niger, Africa -  Drought and Food Crisis

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Syrian Refugee Crisis (Real Footage From Syria)

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Serbia - refugees freezing to death | DW Documentary

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'The worst refugee camp on earth' - BBC News

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This is about children meeting and knowing more about refugees

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Kids Meet A Refugee | Kids Meet | HiHo Kids

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the story of two survivors.

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A boat carrying 500 refugees sunk at sea. The story of two survivors | Melissa Fleming

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these poor victims and refugees from Syria watch their lovely country burn to the ground

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The Harrowing Personal Stories of Syrian Refugees, in Their Own Words

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Crisis regarding refugees to have a better life

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Refugees in India: A crisis closer to home

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Story time, kids

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A Refugee Story :)

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A Global Crisis :)

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Hany, 21 years old: "Two years ago, I arrived with my family in Lebanon because of the war in my country. All I brought with me from Syria was my high school diploma and memories of happiness, friends, fun times, our warm house, my childhood and school.

I miss trips with friends, my mother smiling at me in the morning, my friend who used to wait for me for 15 minutes so we can go to school together in Syria, writing a new poem or even saving up to buy a new book! I brought with me memories of myself as Hany, the boy who is full of dreams and ambitions which he came so close to realizing before they were abruptly shattered by war.

If only you could see what's inside my head. You will find a writer, writing the fifth draft of his past in a book entitled 'Hope'. You might find a version of me dancing to the sound of a clock ticking, a torture if you are used to the sound of Fayrouz or Frank Sinatra. You will find a chessboard whose stones died from boredom. There you will find me. "
Hany is a refugee in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Before the war, Hany lived in the moment. He was a rapper, performed in a band at school, and dreamed of university. In a quiet district of Homs, in the house his dad built, he would stare at the tree outside his bedroom and write poems. His brother Ashraf was born on the day Syria's conflict began - March 15, 2011. Just 20 days later, the violence reached their neighbourhood. The bombs fell, and their windows shook. "For a year and a half we locked ourselves in," Hany's mother remembers. "We would squeeze into one room and sleep there, eat there." They stayed until the horror came to their family: An aunt, uncle and cousin were murdered in their homes, their throats slit. It was the final straw. After the family fled, their house was looted and burned. Hany brought only one thing with him: his high school diploma and transcripts. "These are my life, my future. I left everything behind in Syria, but not these." Hany has returned to poetry to beat off the monotony. "I do it to complete my emotions," he says.
Refugees. Ordinary people living through extraordinary times. Share their stories.

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Ordinary people living through extraordinary times. Share Hany's story

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Hany, 21 years old: "Two years ago, I arrived with my family in Lebanon because of the war in my country. All I brought with me from Syria was my high school diploma and memories of happiness, friends, fun times, our warm house, my childhood and school.

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The war in Syria explained in five minutes